Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in World
World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 155.16 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in World, 2012–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
World recorded 155.16 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
That places World 1st out of 41 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in World was 155.16 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 155.16 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.69 million number in 2012.
- How does World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- World ranks 1st out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.